Assembly elections 2021 News

Here's a look at the events that impacted India in 2021.

Congress leader Jitin Prasada joins BJP He had reportedly been upset with the functioning of Congress He is a popular Brahmin face in Uttar Pradesh

The star campaigners for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) include Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty and UP CM Yogi Adityanath. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is holding her ground tight for TMC, along with her nephew Abhishek Banerjee.

HM Amit Shah will address three public rallies in poll-bound Assam The Minister released BJP's manifesto for West Bengal Assembly elections on March 21

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday released his party's election manifesto The Congress also promised to waive off farmers' agriculture debts

In a statement, the poll panel said it has issued the order to avoid a situation that may give rise to legitimate apprehensions "It is expected of the chief secretary to ensure a level playing field in all other municipal bodies," the statement said

K. Padmarajan has filed his 217th nomination He has spent over Rs.50 lakhs, contesting and continuously losing at the polls over the last 33 years He hopes that his streak of losses will one day get him a place in the Guinness Book of world records

Soumen Mitra has been appointed as the new Kolkata Police chief Mitra's appointment comes weeks ahead of the West Bengal assembly polls